I have made some 300+ boomerangs in my lifetime. There is part art and
part science. I think there was a scientific american article on
boomerangs in 1968, or there about. After you make a few dozen, you
figure things out.
Actually there is a hunting stick, slightly curved like a boomerang,
but aerodynamically travels in a straight line. That was more likely
used for hunting. I have never seen any evidence that boomerangs that
return were ever used for hunting, and more likely were used for only
entertainment. But I also don't live in OZ.
I used to go out and throw them in the local ball field. There was a
very confused dog that kept running to retrieve the stick, but it was
never there when he got there. Eventually he caught on, and I have some
nice teeth marks in the boomerang. good doggie.
Wayne - former member of the USBA - years ago.
At 11:38 PM 7/26/2004, you wrote:
>Ah, but the craft of making the first boomerang took a lot of work. When a
>later generation needs to make a new boomerang because the first one is
>broken... or they want to know how to make a better boomerang... what then?
>
>The better I understand the fundamentals of something, the more useful it (a
>tool, a practice, whatever) becomes for me, and the more likely I am to use it
>to it's full capacity. Or to build a new one that breaks new ground.
>Photography is art AND craft, the two cannot be separated, be it of the
>analogue or digital variety. For proof, just go to DP Review and read the
>posts of those who are struggling with craft because they don't yet understand
>fundamentals. Hence, they rarely make a meaningful artistic statement.
>
>Earl
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